At Great Parks, we strive to protect aquatic ecosystems and preserve the natural beauty of our waterways. An important part of this effort includes cleaning up litter from river and stream banks. Discarded trash is extremely damaging to waterways worldwide — it harms aquatic life, degrades physical habitat, transports concentrated chemical pollutants and can interfere […]

Because of current lake conditions at Winton Woods, the Rod-Busting Tournament scheduled for Saturday, June 8 will be moved to Miami Whitewater Forest Lake. The tournament will still run its same time frame, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. For the complete list of fishing tournaments, plus times, locations and cost, click here.

Regional Trail to Connect Two Great Parks Finding opportunities to spend time together outside can often be hard for busy families. One solution is to replace a trip traditionally taken in a car with one along a trail. Trails are a healthier, safer and more enjoyable way to get from one place, or one park, […]

Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness month? Physical health is a significant part of you, but mental health, in my opinion, is more important than anything else. Struggling with depression myself, it is so important for me to give myself some solid rest and relaxation. A lot of times, we are so […]

May 22 is recognized as International Day for Biological Diversity. Areas or ecosystems with high biodiversity have a wide variety of species present, across multiple groups, such as trees, wildflowers, birds and mammals. Undisturbed natural areas typically have high biodiversity, while those modified by humans tend to have much lower biodiversity. You may have seen […]

This past Saturday, we hosted our second Rod-Busting Series of the season. All week, the meteorologists had been calling for a washout, but there was no rain until well after the tournament had ended. It was sunny with only a few clouds in the sky for the entire length of the tournament. We had every […]

Animals experiencing albinism lack melanin. But have you encountered animals with leucistic traits? Conservation Biologist Zuri shares how in the animal kingdom, things are not always what they appear.

Mother Nature has not cooperated for anglers who’ve been eager to get out on Winton Woods Lake this spring. Heavy rainfall during the week flooded the lake and forced the Bass Series Tournament to be moved to Miami Whitewater Forest on Sunday, May 5. Conditions were not ideal; anglers were faced with a cold front, […]